Once a cookie sale ends in one Girl Scout council, cookies which are left are sent to another council for their cookie sale. Unopened cases at the end of all sales are returned to the cookie baking companies. The Girl Scout council has to pay for any cookies they keep, so it would not be a wise use of funds to keep a lot of cookies instead of sending them back to the cookie bakers.
The cookie baking companies are also able to plan so that they aren't left with a lot of extra cookies. Girl Scout councils are able to contact the companies to request any cookies which are left.
Councils may keep Girl Scout cookies on hand or may request more from the cookie companies for a variety of reasons. If someone calls and says they did not receive their cookie order, the council will try to find out what happened, and may decide to replace the cookie order. They might also use the cookies for gifts, such as giving boxes to the delegates to the council's delegate assembly.
Approximately 30% of the money received for Girl Scout cookies goes to the company which bakes the cookies. Of that, GSUSA receives a royalty from the cookie bakers for use of the trademarks and licensing.
The remaining 70% of the money received for Girl Scout cookies goes to the Girl Scout council whose board of directors determines how the money will be used and how much money each troop keeps.
The money is used by the council for many things, for example: cookie incentives, camps, adult volunteer training, events, program resources, sales tax (in some states, non-profit organizations are not exempt from state sales taxes), and much more.
The money kept by each troop is used for troop activities, such as attending events, earning badges, and travel.
When there is too much girl scout cookies, people give them away or they can keep them and do what they want with them.
Eat it and bake a nother cookie
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Sell Girl Scout cookies or babysit.
The first troop known to sell Girl Scout cookies was the Mistletoe Troop in Muskogee, Oklahoma in December of 1917. The girls and their mothers baked cookies in their homes. They then sold the cookies in the school cafeteria. Selling cookies was a good way to earn money to finance troop activities.
For Girl Scouts of the USA, depending on the Girl Scout council, Girl Scout cookies were priced from $0.35 to $0.50 in 1960.
Girl scout cookies are still a yearly fundraiser for GSUSA.
People in Alabama can purchase Girl Scout cookies from any Girl Scout who is selling them. They can also use the Girl Scout Cookie Finder or the Girl Scout Cookie Finder App to find the price, locations, and sale dates of the current Girl Scout Cookie Sale.Girl Scout councils determine which of two cookie bakers (ABC Cookies and Little Brownie Bakers) supply the cookies for their council. There are three Girl Scout councils in Alabama. If you want to know which baker supplies the cookies in your area, contact the local council or look at any box of Girl Scout cookies.
Since Girl Scouts are not required to sell Girl Scout products, there are many Girl Scouts who did not sell any Girl Scout cookies.
The equivalent of Girl Scout Cookies in Tasmania is Girl Guide Biscuits, sold by Girl Guides Australia, Inc.
Girl Scouts of the USA sell Girl Scout Cookies. Girl Guides of Canada sell Girl Guide Cookies. Girl Guides Australia sell Girl Guide Biscuits (cookies).
Girl Scout cookies cost about $0.50 to $1.00 in 1970.
Depending on the local Girl Scout Council, Girl Scout cookies cost either $3.50 or $4.00 per box in 2013.
It depends on the Girl Scout council. They are making changes in the council product sales. So, yes, you might have to pay for your Girl Scout cookies at the time you place your order or you might wait until they are delivered. Some councils are now having the girls have the cookies with them so you pay and receive your cookies all at the same time - rather than placing orders. Cookie booths are also more available, and again, you pay for and received your cookies all at the same time.